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When cast, Candlelight produces a hovering orb of light follows the caster, staying luminous for 60 seconds. It uses a small portion of the caster's magicka and need only be used once a minute to keep an area lit.

Candlelight is the magical version of a held torch, except better in almost every way, with only one additional downside.

Like all learned spells, it is weightless, infinitely reusable, and hands-free. The glowing orb produced also hovers out of the way over one's head instead of staying in the field of view like a torch. Like the torch, it goes away in time, but unlike a torch, it can not be put away to decrease the likelihood of being detected — it must expire on its own.

It is very effective in any dark location, though places with ubiquitous spider webs can become exceedingly bright, which can prevent loot from being detected.

It's extremely useful inside some Black Books where the Dragonborn needs some source of light to avoid taking damage while stepping into dark areas.